W. Alejandro Sanchez Nieto is a Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs where he focuses on geopolitics, military and cyber security issues. He regularly appears in different media outlets like the Toronto Star, Newsweek, Al Jazeera, BBC, and the Washington Diplomat, among others. Twitter:  @W_Alex_Sanchez.

Erica Illingworth is a fourth year Political Science and International Relations major at University of California, Riverside. She is currently a research associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs. She is interested in U.S.- Latin American relations, and U.S. foreign policy and security.